Tag: School Shootings: Page 8

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IACP 2018: Illinois SRO Named Officer of the Year for Preventing School Shooting

Dallas left the athletic director’s office and began chasing Milby, according to Illinois State Police. The teen ran toward his car and fired shots toward Dallas who returned fire, striking Milby in the right hip and right shoulder, the State Journal-Register reports.

October 10, 2018

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Illinois School Superintendent Becomes Police Officer in Order to Carry Concealed

"If somebody comes in to try to hurt my kids, we have something other than a stapler to throw at them," the 51-year-old educator said. "We're no longer a soft target. We have some options."

October 2, 2018

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Officer Who Stopped School Shooting to be Honored at Tonight's Chicago Bears' Game

Mark Dallas, the Dixon, IL, police officer who shot and wounded a school shooting suspect at a high school in February, will serve as the team’s honorary captain for the game, and will attend the contest as a special guest of the team, the Bears confirmed Thursday.

September 17, 2018

Technology

NC School to Deploy Automated Shooter Detection and Response System

Shooter Detection Systems, CentralSquare Technologies, and Johnson Controls are introducing an automated active shooter detection and response system at a North Carolina charter school.

September 16, 2018

Weapons

SRO Bailout Bag Essentials

Propper International

Are you ready for an active shooter call? SRO Rich Portwood takes you through his recommendations for what you need in your bailout bag.

September 10, 2018

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Arizona Authorities Warn About Consequences of Hoax School Threats

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said anybody caught posting threatening hoaxes will be prosecuted and liable for costs.

September 6, 2018

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Gripper Doorstop

Expanded Technologies

It’s a bright yellow doorstop with a hook for easy storage, covered on the bottom with a non-slip material hat grips any surface.

September 1, 2018

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3 Texas Students Arrested for Allegedly Threatening School Shooting

Police arrested three boys—each one 17 years of age—after a student overheard them discussing detailed plans to coordinate an active shooting at the school involving explosives and firearms.

August 23, 2018

Technology

Mutualink Announces Deployment in Lake County, FL, Schools

On June 25, 2018, the Lake County School Board approved the funding and purchase of Mutualink's interoperable communications solution. Lake County joins many other Florida county school districts deploying Mutualink in the wake of the tragic Parkland school shooting in February.

August 10, 2018

Patrol

New Mexico Compound was Training Ground for School Shooters, Documents Show

The documents say Siraj Ibn Wahhaj was conducting weapons training with semi-automatic rifles at the compound near the Colorado border where 11 hungry children were found in filthy conditions.

August 8, 2018

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Tactical Medical Response to School Shootings

Officers trained in first aid responding to school shootings have to do what they can to help the victims who can be saved.

August 8, 2018

Patrol

Madness Control

There are not enough officers and investigators to scan the Internet and discern what's a viable threat.

July 13, 2018